The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1887-03-12
Mankato.

The many natural advantages that
Mankato has as city are becoming
more and more apparent every day, and
few years time will find this city in the
throes of boom such as never before
witnessed in it's history. The growth
at the present time is of most steady
and healthy nature-in perfect keeping
with a thriving city of 10000 inhabi-
tants. Commercially speaking, Man
kato ranks highly and the opportunities
for manufacturing privileges are excel
lent. The unexcelled and extensive
uuarries that here abound have given
the city no small amount of prestige,
and hundreds there are who find en-
ployment through this source alone.
In the matter of churches and schools
Mankato is we'll represented; far better
in fact, than many other larger and
more pretentious cities that have come
under the writer's observation. The
Catholic church building, located on
the corner of Hickory and Broad streets,
was erected at cost of about $4,000.
Rev. Father Prior is the pastor. The
financial interests of ST. Johns parish
are we'll cared for by a church commit
tee, of which James w. Carney is secre-
tary and James Dougherty is treasurer.
There are large number of Irishmen
and Irish-Americans in this city who
deserve mention, a few of whom have
come under our immediate notice as
follows:
John F. Meagheris one of the ''oldest
inhabitants, having come to Mankato
we believe, in 1857. Mr.. Meagher was
born in Ireland, and on his arrival in
this country Settled in Illinois from
whence he came to Minnesota. As
many another Irishman he began poor
enough in life, following in his young
days the trade Of timer. BY faithful
toll, however, he has advanced step by
step until to-day finds him one Of the
most wealthy citizens of that city in
which he resides. He is the proprietor
of a large hardware and machinery
store on Front street, president OF the
Citizens bank, president of a new rail
road company lately organized, is a
sterling Democrat and has been honored
by his fellowmen politically. He repre-
sented his county in the state senate in
1872.
P. II. Carney came to Mankato in
1871, from Minneapolis, where, with his
brother James w. Carney, together
held positions of trust at the Ma
tional Hotel between the years of 1866
and III. p. H. Carney began business
in 1873 as wholesale liquor dealer, and
now his extensive house on Front street
is known throughout every section OF
Southern Minnesota and Central
Dakota, where his trade has been built
up to vast proportions, In 1876 he
was elected member of the city coun.
Gil, and with the exception of a couple
of years he had been member of that
body up to the time OF his election as
Mayor last spring, which position he
now holds. AS Mayor Of the city OF
Mankato he fills the bill to the entire
satisfaction of his constituents-not
only to the Democracy, of which he is a
faithful adherant, but to all other par.
ties as well. In short, he has been Man
kato's best Mayor. There are three
brothers here in this city, P. H., J. w.
and E. T. Carney, the two former hav'
ing been born in Ireland and the latter
in this country. They are all public
spirited, progressive citizens, liberal in
their dealings, and are deserving OF
that support and confidence that is i'm
posed upon them wherever known.
T. S. Buckley is another ex-Minne.
apolitan, who owned property some
wears ago. near that section where now
stands the Union depot. He sold it to
good advantage, left the city by the
falls thereafter, and took up his home
in Mankato. He is now the owner of
some of the best business blocks on
Front street, and though well-to-do in
this worlds goods, is yet a hale, COM
mon everyday citizen--the man who
always makes friends and holds them.
His neat family homeis on Third street.
Doherty Bros, the leading horse
shoers of the town, are doing business
on West Jackson street. They are
thorough gentlemen, good Irishmen-
Just such men as now and then meet
with success because they are deserving
of it.
M. J. Jordan is another Irishman
who has gained a competence through
hard work. He is now a purchaser and
shipper of heavy draft horses, and the
territory which he travels over extends
into Dakota and other sections. He
owns considerable property in Man
kato, and has large tractof land about
four miles from the city which he is
converting into stock farm.
Joha Guam, proprietor Of the Wash
ington house, on Main street, near
Front, is an Irishman by birth, and has
been in Mankato rs years. Helived in
n,ohoo rono1o f0,. manu- voarv ond